A natural person - who is it?

term "natural person" is widely used by civil law and designates a person as a subject of rights.Ie it is a specific person with a number of grounds on which it can be identified, and consisting of certain legal relations with the state.

It is obvious that an individual can only be recognized t. N.Homo sapiens - the only living creatures with a material culture (including the ability to make and use tools), abstract thinking and articulate speech.

In addition, people - a social being, human relations are governed by the rules set by society.Key to these rules shall be regulated by the state.Therefore civil matters - is the relationship of the individual and the state.

natural person arises c birth.For its determination (identification) are used in addition to external data, the following data: name (with middle initial), last name, place of residence.

There are other characteristics will appear later - VAT taxpayer, different numbers of its documents.All they are required at the conclusion of various transactions.Location determines the jurisdiction of the person for the Civil and Criminal Code.

legal personality of individuals - a necessary condition for entry into legal relationships.This term combines two concepts - the capacity and capability of the face.Under the legal capacity refers to the ability to have civil rights and obligations, this category is inherent to any person regardless of age, t. E. There with his birth and ends with death.

capacity of natural persons - the ability to independently acquire and exercise these rights, to create (and play) civic duties.E. A competent person is responsible for his own actions, may enter into transactions, sign contracts, and so on. D.

Some events in the life of a person (an individual) refers to acts of civil status and require mandatory registration.This birth, conclusion (termination) marriage, in addition, the adoption (adoption), and death.

Unlike capacity, capable person can have only a certain age.Up to 6 years old the person is completely incapacitated.From 6 to 14 years are considered to have limited legal capacity.From 14 to 18 years it is partially legal competence, and with only 18 years of full legal competence (except in cases of a minor to enter into marriage or entering into an employment relationship).

concept of "natural person" is often confused with the term "citizen".But this is not quite the same thing.From the point of view of the state, all individuals are divided into categories - citizen (having the nationality of the country), a foreign citizen (having the citizenship (nationality) of another state) and a stateless person.Thus, the concept of an individual more widely.

terms of the registration of the legal status of a natural person is an entrepreneur, acting individually, as opposed to a legal entity.Both of these terms refer to the subjects of law, have their own property, participate in the circulation and enter into civil relations on their own behalf and bear the full responsibility for them.But, in contrast to the physical entity it is a collective subject of law and, by definition, can not consist of one person.

same physical entity or individual entrepreneur operates completely independently, at their own risk.At the same time it can attract employees, but the status of a legal person does not have.

According to the legislation of the Russian Federation, Russian individuals are considered to have a permanent residence in the territory of the Russian Federation and Russian citizenship or registered under the laws of the Russian Federation as an individual entrepreneur.Thus, this category may include a foreign national resident in the territory of our country.